The twists and turns in Missouri

     The Joplin Tornado killed ninety people so far. It was about six miles long and destroyed many buildings, including the medical center. Medical records were found sixty miles away. Hail, the size of softballs, crushed houses and cars before the tornado came. It is said that this storm is going to hit eastern states tonight. This is just devastating. Imagine being a person in this church. You would be gone. Along with the trees. As long as the storm dies down before it hits us, we'll be fine.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/23/136582179/tornado-forecasting-still-a-short-term-science

NASA calls off space launch

     NASA called off the space shuttle launch because of a heater failure. "Commander Mark Kelly and his crew were on their way to the launch pad, when NASA halted the countdown. The astronauts' van did a U-turn and returned the astronauts to crew quarters"(http://www.npr.org/). Another try for the launch will be Sunday very early. Engineers did not know what the problem was so the launch was halted. Mark Kelly is married to wounded congresswomen Gabrielle Giffords.